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The IR&D Centerand the production site

Since 1957, Laboratoires Expanscience has been based just south of Paris in Epernon (Eure-et-Loir). The 6 buildings that make up the facilities are all located on the same 9 ha site.

A cutting-edge production facility

The whole value chain is an integral part of the business – from research to production and distribution.

In particular, the facility has special equipment for continuous emulsification and molecular distillation.

Molecular distillation is an exclusive process that has made us the global leader in avocado and soya unsaponifiables.

71 million products manufactured

Every year, the site manufactures more than 48 million dermo-cosmetics product units and some 23 million pharmaceutical product units.

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The R&D center

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Scientists from different backgrounds discover new active ingredients and develop the innovative formulas of the future.
The safety, quality and efficacy division is responsible for making sure products comply with regulatory and internal requirements.
There is one guiding principle: priority to naturalness, safety and efficacy.

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Dermo-cosmetic

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This is where Mustela and Noviderm products are manufactured.
Laboratoires Expanscience's range is very diverse and includes both creams and liquids. There are 70 formulas altogether. 32 tonnes of products are packaged every day.

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Pharmaceutical production unit

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100,000 boxes of Piasclédine 300 manufactured every day.

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Naturally-sourced active ingredient production unit

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This is where Expanscience's long established expertise is housed and where avocado and soya unsaponifiables are produced using an exclusive molecular distillation and plant extraction method. It is also where some active ingredients used by other players in the cosmetics industry are developed. The building was designed in accordance with High Environmental Quality standards.

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Packaging units

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80 Expanscience employees work at these manufacturing facilities.
160,000 products come off the eight dermo-cosmetic and pharmaceutical packaging lines every day. Quality and safety checks are carried out at every stage. The whole process is carried out rigorously and meticulously.

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Packaging units

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80 Expanscience employees work at these manufacturing facilities.
160,000 products come off the eight dermo-cosmetic and pharmaceutical packaging lines every day. Quality and safety checks are carried out at every stage. The whole process is carried out rigorously and meticulously.

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Reception and dispatching platform

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Every day, four lorries deliver 110 pallets to this platform. Six lorries leave every day, transporting 160 product pallets to more than 70 countries.

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The R&D center

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Scientists from different backgrounds discover new active ingredients and develop the innovative formulas of the future.
The safety, quality and efficacy division is responsible for making sure products comply with regulatory and internal requirements.
There is one guiding principle: priority to naturalness, safety and efficacy.

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Dermo-cosmetic

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This is where Mustela and Noviderm products are manufactured.
Laboratoires Expanscience's range is very diverse and includes both creams and liquids. There are 70 formulas altogether. 32 tonnes of products are packaged every day.

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Pharmaceutical production unit

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100,000 boxes of Piasclédine 300 manufactured every day.

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Naturally-sourced active ingredient production unit

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This is where Expanscience's long established expertise is housed and where avocado and soya unsaponifiables are produced using an exclusive molecular distillation and plant extraction method. It is also where some active ingredients used by other players in the cosmetics industry are developed. The building was designed in accordance with High Environmental Quality standards.

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Packaging units

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80 Expanscience employees work at these manufacturing facilities.
160,000 products come off the eight dermo-cosmetic and pharmaceutical packaging lines every day. Quality and safety checks are carried out at every stage. The whole process is carried out rigorously and meticulously.

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Packaging units

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80 Expanscience employees work at these manufacturing facilities.
160,000 products come off the eight dermo-cosmetic and pharmaceutical packaging lines every day. Quality and safety checks are carried out at every stage. The whole process is carried out rigorously and meticulously.

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Reception and dispatching platform

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Every day, four lorries deliver 110 pallets to this platform. Six lorries leave every day, transporting 160 product pallets to more than 70 countries.

A strong link between research and production

One of the things that sets us apart from our competitors is our commitment to encouraging a strong link between research and production (the IR&D centre is only 20 m away from the manufacturing facilities).

The relationship between the two is maintained in particular by the women and men who – thanks to their dual expertise – facilitate the transposition of our researchers' innovations to the manufacturing lines.

A voluntary CSR strategy

The Épernon production site has been ISO 14001 certified since 2013. This reference framework is used to assess each company's environmental performance.

Within this logic of continuous improvement, Expanscience is committed to an action plan to reduce its environmental impact that has provided very positive initial results between 2010 and 2015. Going further in 2016, Expanscience has set ambitious new targets for 2020 with its Better Living Program: reducing water and gas and consumption and waste production by 50% and its electricity consumption by 30% (per 100 units produced, between 2010 and 2020).

A building in which molecular distillation and plant extraction are carried out was built in 2011 in accordance with the French HEQ norms (High Environmental Quality).

All staff are made aware of this strategy and are involved in implementing it with the help of clearly defined targets.